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Re:Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (2018) by waboremo on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:25PM (#36374785)
You do realize that economics relies entirely on humanities, right? Psychology, sociology, philosophy, etc without such fields economics cannot reach any of the conclusions they have suggested since the field's creation.

But it is hysterical to see people try to separate economics from humanities.

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Re:Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (2018) by alphanullmeric on Sunday June 18, 2023 @09:47AM (#36380267)
As I stated in my original comment, the econometrics component of economics is rigorous and objective. The conclusions drawn by economists is not. I have equally little respect for the humanities component of economics. Like with anthropologists, economists are unfortunately also capable of survey statistics and attaching numbers to opinions to pretend they are facts:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Inde...

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